Kossen A14 (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.7° N, 12.5° E: paleocoordinates 31.1° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Vandaites sturzenbaumi zone, Hochalm,Unit3 Member (Kossen Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; carbonate and marl

• Pleuromya biofacies
• alternation of limestones with marls

Primary reference: R. Golebiowski. 1989. Stratigraphie und Biofacies der Koessener Formation (Obertrias, Nordliche Kalkalpen). Ph.D. thesis, University of Vienna, Austria 1-253 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/S. Hicks]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28595: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Adam Tomasovych on 20.02.2003

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma punctatum Sowerby 1818 file clam
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta intusstriata Emmrich 1853 scallop
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
 Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae
Palaeocardita austriaca Hauer 1853 clam